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USA - April 23 2013
In the aftermath of such incidents as the shootings at Virginia Tech and Newtown, HHS published guidance to remind covered entities that health care…
USA - February 1 2013
This checklist is a tool to assist covered entities, business Associates and subcontractor business Associates to plan their implementation of the…
USA - January 25 2013
On Friday, January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the long-awaited…
USA - January 18 2013
The long wait for the HIPAA/HITECH Act Omnibus Final Rule is finally over. It went on display at the Office of the Federal Register late on Thursday…
USA - June 26 2012
In our November 30, 2011 and March 7, 2012 posts, we discussed the HHS Office for Civil Rights audit pilot program, which began in November 2011 and is expected to conclude in December 2012.
